For a while now, the number of admissions at State schools has seen a declining trend with parents leaning more towards Central board schools. For the upcoming academic year, with issues like confusion over board examinations for classes 5, 8, 9, and 11 and fears of illegal schools, many State board schools have reportedly had one of the lowest admission turnouts.
“Every year, by this time, we used to get a few enquiries about admissions. This year, we have seen zero interest from parents. We have not had any new admissions so far,” said P.M. Satyanarayana, Principal at Presidency International English School.
The Karnataka State Examination and Assessment Board’s (KSEAB) decision to conduct board exams for classes 5, 8, 9, and 11 for 2023-24 was challenged in both the High Court and the Supreme Court by the Registered Unaided Private Schools’ Management Association-Karnataka, Bengaluru, and the Organisation for Unaided Recognised Schools, Bengaluru. All these proceedings had led to exams being halted midway, after two exams were conducted. While the High Court on March 22 allowed the board exams to be conducted, the Supreme Court on Monday ultimately stayed the High Court order and said that the results of these exams should be kept in abeyance.
